Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-17

of all cars used for the transportation of
passengers, the penalty for failure being
fine sos per car per day. To authorize
a vote by the voters of the city Of Ripor.
on the question of water-works. Proyid-
ing the manner of collection Of personal
property taxes, when their pay
ment is refused or neglected.
Permitting town insurance companies
to insure cheese factories. To author
ize railway companies to appoint police
officers to act on their premises. Pro-
viding for the government of county in
sane asylums. The assembly then re
solved itself into a committee of the
whole, Mr.. Egery in the chair, on the
general file of bills. After having gone
through the file, tho committee arose
and reported the bills TO the assembly
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, March, IL.
passed was one to regulate tho foreclos-
ure of chattei mortgages, bills of sale
and other written instruments affecting
the title to personal property. 1t pro
vides that mortgagor shall not lose
mortgaged property on account of the
mortgage deeming such property inse
cure. The law now provides that when
the MORTGAGE deems property insecure
on account of other membranes he
may foreclose; but this bill provides that
he must satisfy himself of the security
of the mortgaged property before he &C
cepts the mortgage. Assembly bills
were concurred in as follows: for the re-
lief of certain persons who have been
elected from lands conveyed by the
state of Wisconsin by reason OF
failure of the title of the state at the time
of such conveyance. To submit all plans
and specifications for building Of county
pOor-hOuses jails and asylums to the state
board of charities and reform. To amend
the revised statutes of 1887, relating to
the manner of oaxixg property. 1t pro-
vides that the city or village clerk may
notify the assessor to correct any mis-
takes made in the assessment of proper.
ty. Joint assembly resolution provid.
ing for the appointment of three -sena-
tors and three assemblymen to confer
with each other concerning the final ad-
jomnment of the Legislature. The COM
mittee appointed on the part OF the SEN
ate was as follows: Messrs. Ginty, Scho-
field and Greene. Adjourned till Monday
evening.
Rouse-The following bills were passed
To amend chapter 424 of the laws of 1885,
relating to attachments In Justices
courts. Permitting roads in towns to be
sprinkled on the application of a ma
iOrlty of the owners of the lineal feet of
land fronting or abutting on such roads,
all expense to be paid by the property
owners benefited. To amend an act to
establish municipal court for Rock
county. Permitting communities to reg
ulate the licensing of auctioneers and
generally reenacting chapter 6S of the
revised statutes and repeating the present
laws relating to auctioneers. To amend
chapter GIL, of the laws of 1888 entitled
"an act relating TO the organization of
corporations for the establishment and
maintenance of Hospitals, asylums or in
situations for the care, treatment or
relief of insane or feebleminded
persons" and amendatory of chapter
So of the revised statutes, entitled
'of the organization eff corporations"
At the afternoon session large number
of bills were indefinitely postponed, when
the assembly resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole and went through
the general file. The committee rose
and about twenty bills were ordered en-
crossed and read third time. Several
bills were amended by substitute and ord
cred printed and placed on the general
file. On motion of Mr.. Brigham. the
assembly adjourned until Monday even
ing at 7:3O.